New Zealand captain Tim Southee mentioned they’re anticipating a “hard-fought Test series” even when Bangladesh could be with out a number of frontline gamers within the two-match sequence starting in Sylhet on Tuesday.
Regular Bangladesh captain Shakib Al Hasan and quick bowlers Taskin Ahmed and Ebadot Hossain have been dominated out of the sequence with accidents, whereas Litton Das will miss the matches being away on paternity depart.
Southee reckoned the house aspect, to be led by Najmul Hossain Shanto, would significantly miss its talismanic all-rounder Shakib and stumper-batter Das.
“Shakib’s obviously been a great player for a long time, and Das is a class player who has done well against us in the past,” Southee informed reporters on Monday.
“I guess it’s a bit of a miss for them not having those guys, but it presents an opportunity for some other guys to slip into those positions that have been occupied for a long period of time by those two.”
Southee reckoned circumstances could be “foreign” in what would mark the start of the World Test Championship (WTC) cycle for each groups.
“Obviously pace plays a big role back in New Zealand and in this part of the world, spin historically plays a pretty big role. We’ve got some quality spinners that have done some great things in Test cricket, so we’re looking forward to them showcasing their skills.”
New Zealand has arrived with three frontline spinners in Ish Sodhi, Mitchell Santner and Ajaz Patel and the inaugural WTC champion has extra gradual bowling choices in all-rounders Rachin Ravindra and Glenn Phillips.
Source web site: sportstar.thehindu.com
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